Levine will ask U.S. Magistrate Thomas Coffin to place Christie on house arrest with his son's $300,000 California home and another $500,000 posted as security.

Christie was arrested Oct. 26 near a La Center, Wash., casino. He has been charged with the Oct. 16 robbery of a Bank of America branch in Albany.

Authorities allege he is the "Waddling Bandit" believed responsible for as many as 20 bank robberies in Oregon and Washington over the past two years including six in Lane County.

Christie's family has said there is no way he was involved.

He and his wife own about 20 rental properties and a 140-acre farm in Tillamook. He reportedly has assets worth about $4 million, and his lawyer says his client doesn't need to rob banks.

Christie has no criminal history and was a teacher for 22 years before retiring.

Levine said Christie suffers from heart problems, gout and diabetes, and his condition has worsened since his arrest.

Christie's wife has offered to monitor her husbands compliance with any terms of release, and Christie is willing to undergo psychological evaluation and counseling, the lawyer said.

Christie has been in the Lane County Jail since Thursday, the day after a federal judge in Portland deemed him a flight risk, a danger to the community and ordered him held without bail.

The FBI began looking at Christie after a tipster said a man matching surveillance photos of the robbery often gambled at the Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City. The FBI contacted casino security, which provided images of the gambler.

Investigators said they matched the images to Christie's drivers license photo and used the information to obtain warrants to arrest Christie and search his home.